In the spring of 1944, as Germany occupied her native Hungary, Anna Hegedűs barely had time to notice the flowers blooming around her. One year later, as the lilacs blossomed once again, she returned to her hometown of Szatmár and set...
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Auteur:Pope, Richard, Gibson, GraemeSommaire:The human side of birding comes to the fore in The Reluctant Twitcher, a serious yet humorous account of birds and birding and the art of chasing rarities. Richard Pope, a lifelong birder, had successfully avoided this latter pursuit...
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Auteur:Esrock, RobinSommaire:On his personal quest to check off the best of his home country, travel writer and host Robin Esrock catalogues must-sees, including nature, food, culture, history, adrenaline rushes and quirky Canadiana. After spending years crafting...
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Auteur:Esrock, RobinSommaire:On his personal quest to check off the best of his home country, travel writer and host Robin Esrock catalogues must-sees, including nature, food, culture, history, adrenaline rushes and quirky Canadiana. After spending years crafting...
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Auteur:Chan, ArleneSommaire:The Order of Canada, the country's highest honour, is awarded to those who have made a distinct contribution to Canadian life. The late Jean Lumb received the Order of Canada, among other awards, for her role in changing Canada's...
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Auteur:Winberg, Mona, Boyer, J. PatrickSommaire:Solitary Courage is the story of a mother's tough-love determination, her severely disabled daughter's astonishing triumphs, and a documentary record of the political battles, organizational conflicts, and human struggles that citizens...
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Auteur:Walker, RobynSommaire:Sergeant Gander is a fascinating account of the Royal Rifles of Canadas canine mascot, and his devotion to duty demonstrated during the Battle of Hong Kong in the Second World War. Armed only with his formidable size, an intimidating...
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Auteur:Kulchyski, PeterSommaire:Part ethnography, part narrative, Like the Sound of a Drum is evocative, confrontational, and poetic. For many years, Peter Kulchyski has travelled to the north, where he has sat in on community meetings, interviewed elders and...
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Auteur:Humber, Darryl, Humber, WilliamSommaire:Winter has shaped Canada's image and has been embraced with hearty enthusiasm from snowshoeing hikers in the 19th century, to future hockey stars on backyard rinks, to the indoor spectacle of figure-skating carnivals and curling...
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Auteur:Field-Marsham, Rita, Bozak, Kim, Viva, Frank, Martel, YannSommaire:In their book Glorious & Free, authors and creative directors Kim Bozak and Rita Field-Marsham are redefining how Canadians see themselves by shining a light on thirty-three daring individuals who, through the way they lead their...
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Auteur:Lahey, D. T.Sommaire:Born in Scotland and trained as a sugar broker in London, England, Sir George Simpson (1792-1860) was unexpectedly appointed in 1820 as governor of Rupert's Land and the Indian territories, an area encompassing all of Canada from Hudson...
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Auteur:Barris, TedSommaire:Between 1950 and 1953, nearly 30,000 Canadian volunteers joined the effort to contain communist incursions into South Korea and support the fledgling United Nations. All the services were there and all served with distinction. The Royal...
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Auteur:Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle, Leavey, Peggy Dymond, Evans, GarySommaire:Presenting three titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada's history. In these books we explore the lives of some Canadian pioneers in the world of performing arts. Profiled are: Mary Pickford, the...
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Auteur:Barris, TedSommaire:"Never talked about it." That's what most people say when they're asked if the veteran in the family ever shared wartime experiences. Describing combat, imprisonment or lost comrades from the World Wars, the Korea War, or even...
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Auteur:Coates, Ken S., Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Morrion, William R., Poelzer, GregSommaire:A hard-hitting, timely, and provocative book about the history and future of the Canadian Arctic. With passion and sharp words, Arctic Front confronts Canada's longstanding neglect of the Far North and outline what needs to be done to...
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Auteur:Cox, Kenneth G.Sommaire:Beginning in Canada's earliest days, our ancestors were required to perform some form of military service, often as militia. The discovery that an ancestor served during one of the major conflicts in our history is exciting. When you...
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